At an event Thursday, Rahul had ridiculed PM Modi’s handling of foreign policy. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs Friday urged everyone to be mindful of strong India-Italy ties and the need to be respectful to each other. The remark followed a controversy over Congress member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi as well as party…
The apex court bench sought BCI’s explanation on the process it adopted before passing the resolutions NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday castigated the Bar Council of India (BCI) for threatening to deny licence to practice to Hyderabad-based NALSAR university students who opposed CJI Surya Kant as their convocation chief guest, shielded them against coercive…
Jodhpur: In an embarrassing mix-up, Jodhpur zila parishad’s chief executive officer, in his capacity as district election officer, Thursday issued a notice to Member of Parliament Manna Lal Rawat for negligence in election duties, mistakenly believing the latter still held a position as joint commissioner with the state transport department.The notice, which warned Rawat of…
The organisation has asked all its units across the country to hold demonstrations, rallies and dharnas NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has called for nationwide protests on August 17 over a range of pending labour issues, including higher minimum pension, revision of EPF and ESI wage ceilings, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and…
At 80, India is increasingly a country the world has an opinion about. As India completes 79 years of independence, its global standing presents a striking study in contrasts.A Pew Research Center survey conducted across 36 countries between February and May 2026 reveals an international community divided down the middle: a global median of 45%…
President Droupadi Murmu has approved 78 gallantry awards for personnel of the defence forces and CAPF. NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards for personnel of the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. Of the 78 awards, 13 have been approved posthumously,…
Modernisation of the defence forces, driven by a self-reliant and future-ready defence sector is the first and foremost priority of government, Rajnath Singh told the Armed Forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day. NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India’s defence sector had undergone an “unprecedented transformation” over the past 12…
Police registered an FIR after a woman sub-inspector alleged that the BJP MLA’s daughter tried to bypass the queue and assaulted her. (Photo: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The daughter of Karnataka BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda was booked for allegedly abusing and assaulting a woman police sub-inspector following an argument at a temple in Mandya district…
CM Yogi Adityanath said the Congress had failed the country by prioritising political power. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has accused the Congress of being responsible for India’s Partition and the violence that followed, arguing that the country’s history could have been different under leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or Prime…
A man dressed as astronauts stands in a waterlogged road crater to highlight civic issues and protest against waterlogging in the Jhotwara area, in Jaipur (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: What if you could experience the Moon without leaving Jaipur? More than 100 residents of Gokulpura in the Jhotwara assembly area attempted to answer that question…
